Montréal Canadiens
at
Boston Bruins
Dec 25, 1961 · Boston Garden
| Team | Goals | Shots |
|---|---|---|
| Montréal Canadiens |
5 | 33 |
| Boston Bruins |
2 | 37 |
Scoring
| Time | Team | Goal | Assists | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Period | ||||
| 05:09 | MTL | Claude Provost (20) | Jean-Guy Talbot (18), Phil Goyette (16) | 1 - 0 |
| 08:52 | BOS | Cliff Pennington (7) | Unassisted | 1 - 1 |
| 17:40 | MTL | Bill Hicke (10) | Ralph Backstrom (13) | 2 - 1 |
| 2nd Period | ||||
| 18:24 | MTL | Jean-Guy Talbot (2) | Bill Hicke (17) | 3 - 1 |
| 3rd Period | ||||
| 01:48 | MTL | J.C. Tremblay (3) | Unassisted | 4 - 1 |
| 16:08 | MTL | Gilles Tremblay (12) | Ralph Backstrom (14), Bill Hicke (18) | 5 - 1 |
| 19:08 | BOS | Leo Boivin (3) | Charlie Burns (6), Dick Meissner (3) | 5 - 2 |
Penalties
| Time | Team | Player | Penalty | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Period | ||||
| 02:58 | BOS | Doug Mohns | Tripping | 2 |
| 05:24 | BOS | Ted Green | Fighting | 5 |
| 05:24 | MTL | Lou Fontinato | Fighting | 5 |
| 2nd Period | ||||
| 08:50 | BOS | Andre Pronovost | Hooking | 2 |
Montréal Canadiens
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 |  Bill Hicke |
R | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 24 |  Jean-Guy Talbot |
D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 14 |  Ralph Backstrom |
C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 3 |  J.C. Tremblay |
D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 5 |  Gilles Tremblay |
L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 14 |  Claude Provost |
R | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 9 |  Phil Goyette |
C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 3 |  Al MacNeil |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 4 |  Jean Beliveau |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 10 |  Tom Johnson |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 12 |  Dickie Moore |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 18 |  Marcel Bonin |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 19 |  Lou Fontinato |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 22 |  Donnie Marshall |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 22 |  Bobby Rousseau |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| # | Goalie | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 |  Jacques Plante |
W | 37 | 35 | 2 | 60:00 |
Boston Bruins
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 |  Leo Boivin |
D | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 7 |  Cliff Pennington |
C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 6 |  Dick Meissner |
R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 9 |  Charlie Burns |
C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 2 |  Doug Mohns |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 6 |  Ted Green |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 8 |  Wayne Connelly |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 9 |  Johnny Bucyk |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 10 |  Murray Oliver |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 12 |  Pat Stapleton |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 16 |  Andre Pronovost |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 17 |  Don McKenney |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 18 |  Ed Westfall |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 21 |  Jerry Toppazzini |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 22 |  Terry Gray |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 25 |  Bob Beckett |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| # | Goalie | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Don Head |
L | 33 | 28 | 5 | 60:00 |